# Daniel Ortega Sandinista leader of Nicaragua in the 1980s and again president since 2007; his return turned into an increasingly dynastic, repressive autocracy after the 2018 crackdown — a left-origin authoritarianism the right invokes alongside Venezuela. > [!info] Stub — created 2026-06-21 as a link target for [[Dictators in World History Hub]]. Expand with biography, path to power, and right-wing reception.